Oakland A's claim outfielder from Los Angeles Dodgers

BOSTON -- The A's claimed outfielder Nick Buss off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday and optioned him to Triple-A Sacramento.

Buss, 27, was hitting .119 for the Dodgers and .261 for Triple-A Albuquerque at the time of the move.

To make room for him on the roster, the A's moved right-handed starter A.J. Griffin to the 60-day disabled list. Griffin underwent Tommy John style-ligament replacement surgery earlier this week and is out for the year.

The Dodgers originally drafted Buss in the eighth round in 2008. Last year he was an All-Star with Albuquerque, hitting .303 with 29 doubles, 11 triples, 17 homers and 100 RBIs, a total that was the best in the Pacific Coast League.